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Patented June 7, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 2 Claims.

This invention relates to a fountain comb, designed for containing hairtonic, liquid hair dressing or medicine for the treatment of the scalp.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a comb of thischaracter having a hollow head or container for containing the liquid tobe used in treating the hair or scalp, there being provided openings forallowing the material to to be distributed by the teeth of the comb.

An important objectof the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter having means whereby the discharge of the material used in the[5 comb, may be regulated, so that the comb may be used in applyingmaterial of various consistencies.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds,

the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and inthe details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it beingunderstood that changes in the precise embodiment of the inventionherein described, may

l be made within the scope of what is claimed,

without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a comb con- 9 structed in accordancewith the invention, a portion thereof being shown in section,illustrating the hollow head or chamber for containing the material fedby the comb.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 Ii of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a fragmental plan view of the comb. Figure 4 is a fragmentalplan view of the comb, the regulating plug thereof having been removed.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designatesthe head of the comb, and the reference character 6 designates the teeththereof.

As clearly shown by the drawing, the head of the comb is hollow,throughout a portion of its length, and is provided with an opening inwhich the headed screw 1 extends, the head of the screw, which isindicated by the reference character 8, being provided with an opening9, adapted to register with the curved opening l0 formed in the bottomof the recessed portion of the head, in which the head 8 of the screw,normally lies. The opening I0, is of a construction, wide at one end andtapered towards the opposite end, so that when the head 8 is rotated tobring the opening 9 thereof into registry with the opening l0,

the size of the opening admitting air to the head of the comb, may beregulated to control'the passage of material from the comb, by varyingthe quantity of air entering the hollow head of the comb.

5 Openings indicated by the reference character are provided in thecomb, and establish communication between the hollow portion of the comband the atmosphere, the openings ll being disposed between the teeth 6of the comb, as clearly shown by. Figure 1.

Lugs indicated by the reference character I! are formed within thehollow portion of the head of the comb, and are formed with threadedopenings to receive the threaded ends of the guide pins l3, which areshown as positioned therein. The reference character l4 designates aplate, which is of a length adapted to extend throughout substantiallythe entire length of the hollow portion of the head of the comb, theplate being formed with openings to accommodate the pins i3 whereby theplate M will be guided in its vertical movement.

Secured to the plate, is a member indicated by the reference character I5, the member being constructed preferably of rubber so that when themember i5 is moved downwardly against the bottom of the hollow portionof the head of the comb, the openings ii will be closed, so that thematerial contained in the hollow portion of the head of the comb will beheld against discharging through the openings H.

Coiled springs indicated by the reference character I6 surround theenlargement i2, and contact with the lower surface of the plate it,normally urging the plate and member I5 upwardly. The screw 7, is of alength to contact with the plate M, to adjust the plate and member l5,with respect to the openings H to regulate the quantity of materialpassing from the opening.

In the use of the device, the member if is adjusted so that the materialcontained in the hollow portion of the comb may pass through theopenings H, and may be distributed over the scalp of the head undertreatment. The comb may now be reversed and the teeth at the oppositeend of the comb may be used in combing the hair to spread the material.

It might be further stated that the plug 8 is formed with a slot H forthe reception of a coin or tool by means of which the plug may berotated in a manner as described.

Openings [8 are formed in the member ii, the openings l8 registeringwith certain of the openings H, so that a wire or similar device may beinserted into the openings l8 moving the member I! awayfrom the openingsII, should the member l5 adhere to the bottom of the hollow portion ofthe comb.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. A fountain comb comprising a head having a hollow portion, teethextending from the head, said head having discharge openings throughwhich material passes from the hollow head, a movable member in thehollow portion of the head and adapted to move to close the dischargeopenings, said head having an opening through which air passes to thehollow head displacing liquid discharged from the hollow head, a headedscrew having an opening registering with the last mentioned opening andadapted to regulate the size of the air inlet openings, controlling thepassage of material from the hollow portion of the head, and said screwadapted to move the movoperating able member to a. position closing thedischarge openings.

2. A fountain comb comprising a head having a hollow portion, teethextending from the head, said head having openings through whichmaterial passes from the hollow head, a member in the hollow head andadapted to move to close the openings, said member adapted to beadjusted with respect to the openings, adapting the comb for use indistributing material of various consistencies, means for normallyurging the member away from the openings whereby material may pass fromthe hollow head, said head having an opening admitting air to the hollowportion thereof, a member having an opening adapted to register with thelatter opening whereby air is admitted to the hollow head, controllingthe flow of material from the head.

